Aaron Sorkin to Rewrite Brad Pitt Film

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“West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin has been called in to rewrite the screenplay for “Moneyball,” a baseball drama set to star Brad Pitt.

Sorkin, who’s won acclaim for both film and TV writing, has agreed to pen the script based on Michael Lewis’ bestseller about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, according to Reuters. Columbia Pictures had pulled the plug on Steven Soderbergh’s adaptation just days before the movie was to begin shooting. Soderbergh will no longer write or direct the film.

Sorkin will reportedly work off the original screenplay written by Steve Zaillian, which Columbia Pictures purchased last year. This won’t be the first sports drama for the Emmy-winning writer. Sorkin wrote the TV show “Sports Night” for ABC.

Sony Entertainment executives have not indicated why they removed Soderbergh from the project. Co-chairman Amy Pascal said only that his script was too far from the film they had expected to make.